The Cook Islands police are expecting their new patrol boat to arrive in 2022.
The boat, along with 13 others for countries across the Pacific, is being funded by the Australian government.
The Te Kukupa which is set to be replaced in 2022 Photo: Cook Islands Police
The current patrol boat, Te Kukupa, has been in service since 1989.
The police say it has had an immeasurable impact on securing the country's marine resources.
Cook Islands police patrol boat Te Kukupa is back in Rarotonga having rescued a lone sailor off a yacht that had been drifting at sea for several days after its steering failed.
Cook Islands Police have confirmed a man has been rescued at sea off a drifting yacht by the country's patrol vessel Kukupa after a distress alert was sent out two days ago.
A Cook Islands police patrol boat is on a rescue mission after a distress alert was sent by the yacht about 500km southwest of Rarotonga.
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